The inadvertent "pipe bomb" exploded, "sending metal pieces flying" and Kreimeyer, who was standing 45 feet from the device, was struck with one of the metal pieces and killed instantly, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
"Instead of the gunpowder shooting the powder out the top of the stand, the stand exploded sending metal pieces flying," the sheriff's office said, adding that the projectile that struck Kreimeyer is believed to have continued another 144 yards through the air before coming to rest in a field.
What a truly horrifying situation.
Here's a tip... Maybe "gunpowder" is not the best method to reveal your child's gender.
I admit...I don't get the need for these elaborate gender reveal parties. Welcome to the "let's go viral on social media" world, I guess.